Xanthoma

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Xanthoma \Xan*tho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Xantho-}, and {-oma}.]
     (Med.)
     A skin disease marked by the development or irregular
     yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids;
     -- called also {xanthelasma}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  xanthoma
       n : a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and
           neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes
           attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism